Furniture construction



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'Patented July 23, 1929.

'UNITED MATTHYS NUBERG, OF vGRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSGNOR TO AMERICANSEAT- ING COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION.

Application led September The present invention relates to furnitureconstruction and particularly to combined seats and desks; and itsobject is, generally, to provide a structure of that character improvedin various respects hereinafter appeering; and, more particularly, toprovide such a structure whose parts may be readily assembled anddisassembled, thus providing an improved knockdown construction; andfurther, toy provide improved conneetinff means for thus assembling suchparts; and

further, toprovide constructional features in such a structure.

These objects are attained by, and the invention finds referableembodiment in, the structure hereinafter particularly described in thebody of this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings,in whichrl Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a combined seat and deskstructure;

Figure 2 is a rear view of a thereof; y

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same taken on a verticalplane corresponding to rline 3-3 of Figure 1; r

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View of certain parts taken on ahorizontal plane corresponding to either line 4-4 of Figures 1 and 3;

Fi ure 5 is a View in perspective of the seat mem er of the structure;

Figure 6 is a view'in perspective of the shelf member of the structure;

Figure 7 is a view in perspective of a c orner portion of said shelfmember, illustrating portion separate parts of the same in positionabout to be united;

Figure 8 is an inner side View of one of the plates or panels enclosingthe drawer space in the structure, and of the supporting legs on theopposite ends of said plate;

Figure 9 is an inner side-view of a portion of one of thestruct-ures'supporting legs and a portion of an extension part of theseat member or of the shelf member;

Figure 10 is a view in perspectiveof a table Figure 11 is a verticalsectional View of the upper portion thereof taken on line 11--11 ofFigure 10;

Figure 12 is a view in perspective of a stool;

Figure 13 is a view in perspective of the upper portion of one of thelegs thereof;

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Figure 14 is a view in perspective of a corner portion of the horizontalmember connecting and bracing the legs of the stool;

`Figure 15 is a view in perspective of the lower end of one of thedownward extensions of said horizontal member;

Figure 16 is a view in perspective of a. chair having an arm rest Figure17 is a thereof;

Figure 18 is a vertical sectional view of the same taken on line 18-18of Figure 16; and

Figure 19 isa horizont-a1 sectional View of parts thereof taken. on line19-19 of Figure 16.

` In the embodiment of the invention illustrated by Figures 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the accompanying drawings, a combined seat and deskstructure is shown having supporting legs 1, 2, 3, 4, ahorizontal seatmember 5, a horizontal shelf member 6 and a desk- 5 rear view of aportion top member 7-all being detachably connecttensions being slightlytapering toward their lower ends, and adapted to be inserted fittinglyinto said sockets, whereupon the bendable tongues 14 at the lower endsof the bars 9 are bent inwardly and over said bottoms to hold theextensions 11 in inserted position. A. vertical su )port 15 has ahorizontal flange 16 carrying the desk-top 7 which is detachablyconnected thereto as by screws 17, and is ositioned above the seat 5.This support 15 as angularly-disposed vertically-extending flanges 18contacting the flanges 8 respectively of the leg 1. This support has anopening 19 and said leg has a plurality of vertically spaced openings20, extending therethrough at the angle between their flangesrespectively, as particularly seen in Figure 4. Means, as the threadedbolt 21 having a nut 22, extends through opening 19 and any one of theopenings 20 for detachably connecting the support 15 in desired verticaladjustment on said leg ioo bolt 21, both flanges 18 of the supportaretightly clamped by the bolt on both flanges 8 of the leg 1, wherebyrigid supportin of the desk-top is effected. A bearing bloc 25 for thehead of the bolt 21 is rovided,`having inner faces Contactinor the anges18 of the support as shown in Figure 4. Desirably a pair of these bolts21 are provided as seen in Figures land 3, to effect increased rigidityin the support.

A supporting bar-26 is provided to brace or additionally support thedesk-to which is detachably'connected to this bars ange 27 as by screws28. The rear end of this baris detachably connected as by a' threadedbolt 29 to one of the rear supporting legs 2, said bolt passing throughan opening in this bar and one of the vertically spaced openings 30 insaid leg 2; and this bar 26 is pivota ly connected at 31 to the upperend of the support 15, so that, in the disassembled condition of theparts, this bar may be turned to approximately parallel relation withthe support, thus economizing storing space. A reinforcincross-sectionall angular strip 32 is secure as by spot welding to theleg 1 and is essentially a art thereof.

As in icated by the drawings this structure may be almost entirelyconstructed of angle iron bars, thus affording great rigidity. It willbe seen that the parts of the structure ma be readily assembled anddisassembled. he s ace between the seat member 5 and the shel member 6may be enclosed on three sides by plates or panels 33, and a drawer 34may be slidable in said space. Certain metallic parts may be so formed,as indicatedsV in the case 'of the parts 35, 36 (Fig. 7 )V of the shelfmember, as to present an un'- broken flat surface when joined, as byspot-4 welding or the like.

In the other views various modified constructions of the invention areillustrated,

f the parts thereof being identified on the drawthose shown in Figure 11and seating in the ings b the same reference numerals used to identilike arts in Figures 1-9, with a prime mark added.

In Figures 10 and 11 is illustrated a table having an upper horizontalmember 37 provided with the downward extensions 11 seatin in sockets 10'in the. legs 3' and secured as y screws 51 to the table top 50; inFigure 12 is shown a stool having legs 3' to whose upper ends the seat38 is fastened as by screws, a horizontal member-the rectangular frame39-having downward extensions 11 like Sockets 10" ofthe legs; and inFigures 16, 17 and 18 a chair having le 1', 2', 3', 4', a lowerhorizontal member-t e seat 5'having downward extensions 11', and anupper shown. these views. The downward extensions 11 of the seat member5' and of the shelf member 6' seat in the sockets 10' in the same manneras like extensions in the other views. The vertical support 15 issecured in adjustable vertical position on the leg 1' by the bolts 21'in the same manner as the sup ort 15 is securedin other views, and has aar 41 carrying the upper horizontal member-the arm rest or table top40-the rear end of said bar being held in adjusted vertical position bythe bolt 29' passing through one of the holes 30' in the leg 2.

The angle-iron bars in these structures are desirably formed by bendingmetal strips into angle-iron shape. I

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not tobe limited to or by details of construction of the particular embodimentthereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbefore described.

What is claimed is:

1. In a structure of the character described: supporting legs havingangularly-disposed vertically-extending flan es and bars extendingtherebetween provi ed with bendable tongues; a horizontal membercomprising extensions having angularly-disposed vertically-extendingflanges provided with bot-toms extending therebetween, said extensionsbeing adapted to be inserted between the ianges and bars of the legs andsaid tongues bent over said bottoms to hold said extensions in insertedposition.

2. In a structure of the character described a supportin part comprisinga leg having angular y-disposed vertically-extending flanges and atransverse member extending therebetween a supported part having avertically-extending member inserted between the anges and saidytransverse member in the assembled osition of said parts, one of saidmembers eing bendable into holding engagement with the other of saidmembersin sald position.

3. In a structure of the character described a supporting partcomprising a` leg having angularly-disposed vertically-extending flangesand a transverse member extending therebetween; a supported part havinga vertically-extending member inserted ittingly between the flanges andsaid transverse mem- A shelf member 6' is also shown in i ber in theassembled osition of said parts,

one of said members belng bendable into holding engagement with theother of said members in said position.

' In testimonyv whereof I have hereunto 4setl my hand at Grand Rapids,Michigan, this 27th day of August, 1926.l

MATTHYS NU BERG.

